HEALTH CARE
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Texas ranks 45th in the nation for overall child well-being, new data shows
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Texas health department accepting grant applications to expand access to health care
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Texas extends emergency SNAP benefits through August
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UT Austin responds to first confirmed monkeypox case on campus
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Texas receives over 14,000 monkeypox vaccines as cases rise
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New mental health crisis line, 988, launched in Texas
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Texas sues Biden administration over federal emergency abortion guidelines
The monkeypox vaccine, called JYNNEOS, can prevent people from getting sick with the disease if administered within 4 days of exposure to the virus. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
State health officials: 12 monkeypox cases identified in Texas
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Judge blocks Texas’ pre-Roe abortion law, temporarily resuming abortions for 2 weeks
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U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade: What’s next for Texas?
Text reads: Q and A with Rebecca Farrell, Program and outreach director, Central Texas National Association on Mental Illness. Included headshot of Rebecca Farrell
Q&A: NAMI Central Texas program director speaks on pandemic and mental health
Formula shelves at the H-E-B in Southwest Austin were mostly empty June 3. (Glorie Martinez/Community Impact Newspaper)
Central Texas experts project formula shortage to last through summer, offer resources
Central Texas is set to gain two new hospitals, a behavioral health hospital and two pediatric hospitals, such as the Texas Children's facility seen here, in the next three years. (Claire Shoop/Community Impact Newspaper)
Central Texas hospital systems invest billions in expansions to keep pace with population boom
Family Emergency Room at Georgetown is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (Hunter Terrell/Community Impact Newspaper)
7 clinics, urgent care centers and emergency rooms to seek treatment at in Georgetown
Brianne Schroeder owns and operates Hypermobility & Chiropractic Clinic of Austin, which opened in October 2021. (Hunter Terrell/Community Impact Newspaper)
Georgetown business Hypermobility & Chiropractic Clinic of Austin specializes in connective tissue disorders
There are 28 hospitals serving Central Texas residents, including St. David's Medical Center in Austin. (Courtesy St. David's HealthCare)
28 hospitals serving Central Texas residents
More than two-thirds of services Bluebonnet Trails Community Services provided in 2020 were for mental health, according to the Williamson County 2022 Community Health Assessment. (Graphic by Alissa Foss/Community Impact Newspaper)
Georgetown behavioral health providers work to address growing mental health concerns
Months after Abbott Nutrition—the largest infant formula manufacturer in the U.S.—initiated a voluntary recall of several lines of powdered formula, parents across the U.S. are still struggling to find formula in stores. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Expert offers tips for parents amid nationwide baby formula shortage
St. David’s Georgetown Hospital earned an A rating from the Leapfrog Group. (Community Impact Newspaper)
St. David's Georgetown Hospital earns recognition from Leapfrog Group